The Queen spent a 'private' Christmas with Zara and Mike Tindall after their miscarriage tragedy in 2016.

Just weeks after announcing Zara's second pregnancy, a spokesperson for the couple revealed on Christmas Eve they had sadly lost the baby.

A statement said: "Very sadly, Zara and Mike Tindall have lost their baby. At this difficult time, we ask that everyone respects their privacy."

Now, former England rugby captain Tindall, 40, has revealed how the grieving couple spent a private Christmas with the Queen, who also missed the Christmas Day church service that year.

Speaking about how he tried to lift the mood and cheer his wife up in a silly festive suit, he said: "Two years ago she (the Queen) wasn't feeling very well and so she didn't go to church and we had been though what we'd been through - so we did our own little private - as a three.

Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall attend Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham Estate (Image: Getty Images)